Solved Remove "Get Windows 10" from taskbar

[Brink]

I see the Give me updates for Microsoft products and check for optional Microsoft Software when I update Windows setting in your second screenshot, so I'm not sure what you mean by it's not there.

When you click on the Find out more link in your first screenshot it will take you to the Microsoft update site, and you will usually need to check a box there to have it install an update for your Windows Update. It's best to do this in Internet Explorer.

 

[AddRAM]

You never clicked Find out more.

 

[Alexey2912]

I see the Give me updates for Microsoft products and check for optional Microsoft Software when I update Windows setting in your second screenshot, so I'm not sure what you mean by it's not there.

When you click on the Find out more link in your first screenshot it will take you to the Microsoft update site, and you will usually need to check a box there to have it install an update for your Windows Update. It's best to do this in Internet Explorer.

Same even in IE.

 

[Brink]

Not sure since you do have the setting available for it. Do you have all other updates installed? What are the 7 optional updates you have available?

 

[miketh2005]

I've created a quick Youtube video on this matter for those that haven't used CMD before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnF8PcWBZfM

How To Permanently Remove "Get Windows 10" (GWX) Icon From Notification Area of Taskbar Tutorial

 

[raymondub]

Hi,
i was about to post the same kind of solution but without powershell (i never used it) and just command line.

wusa /uninstall /kb:3035583
If you want like me to add it in script, you can add those parameters
wusa /uninstall /quiet /norestart

So indeed, it ll be uninstalled BUT you have to make again a search of updates and it s very possible that it ll appear again. I had the situation on the laptops and than I hide the update to no more have it...

R..D

 

[brettr]

navigate to folder Windows/System32/GWX.rename the folder GWX - i renamed it xyz. you can not delete or rename most of the files in the folder -you need "permission" from "trusted installer aka Bill Gates -but you can rename the master file folder - reboot -problem solved.

 

[Alexey2912]

Go ahead and post a screenshot showing your Windows Update settings to see if it may help to ID a cause.

Hi Brink,

I have the update installed on my other pc running W7, but isn't showing W10 upgrade notification icon, do you think I should still uninstall it and make it hidden?

OR has MS fixed the issue?

Thanks again.

 

[Brink]

If "Get Windows 10" icon isn't showing and you wanted it hidden, then there's nothing else that needs to be done.

 

[Alexey2912]

If "Get Windows 10" icon isn't showing and you wanted it hidden, then there's nothing else that needs to be done.

It's neither showing, nor have I uninstalled and hidden it.

Should I only hide it or uninstall and than hide on reboot?

Thanks.

 

[Brink]

I wouldn't worry about it since it's already not showing like you wanted.

 

[Alexey2912]

I agree Brink, but isn't it strange that the desktop was showing W10 icon, to remove it uninstalled the update and on reboot got it hidden.

On this which I turned on after some days have the update but no W10 notification......

That's the reason I asked.......may be would show after a few days.........so before it shows to do the same on it..........or forget it for now?

Thanks again.

 

[Brink]

It may, but double check the options in the tutorial below to make sure that they are all reversed on your PC to see if one may still be causing it to not show.

Get Windows 10 Icon - Remove from Taskbar in Windows 7 and 8.1 - Windows 10 Forums

 

[Alexey2912]

Thanks,

In taskschd.msc it is enabled, should I disable it here or uninstall the update as done earlier, reboot and hide the update?

 

[Brink]

I'm not sure why you are wanting to get it to show to only not have it show again.

 

[Alexey2912]

I'm not sure why you are wanting to get it to show to only not have it show again.

Brink sorry to confuse you it's the other machine that am talking about, which I powered on after a few days, has the update but won't show the W10 icon.

My question was should I do the same for it too, that I did a couple of days back for my desktop, though strangely isn't showing the icon.

In taskschd.msc has the gwx enabled, update is there haven't uninstalled and hidden it.

Hope is clear now.

Thanks.

 

[Alexey2912]

few screen captures of this machine.

 

[Brink]

In that case, yes to do the same to see if it may help on that PC as well.

 

[wptski]

About the time this W10 icon popped up, my startup time increased by three minutes using Glary Utilities timer although you can tell that it's that long. I was about ready to restore a backup image but decided to uninstall KB3035583. The needed reboot right after the removal was three minutes faster or normal again.

To double check, I powered down for a period of time, powered up at 30-40 seconds or normal . The next and ever since that one normal startup, I'm back to extra three minutes again.

I notice that the W10 icon is still showing in the notification list but gone from the tray. Any comments.

I'm on a dual-boot with W10TP and I've tried a clean boot from both OSs. Both have resulted in the need to restore a backup image. It seems that a clean boot doesn't work on a dual-boot system at least on mine.

 

[AddRAM]

You can`t dual boot windows 10, it does not play well with others.

You can, but there are things you have to do to each OS, not worth the aggravation, just use 1 OS or the other.